diff --git a/cmake/menuconfig.cmake b/cmake/menuconfig.cmake
index ff00e8aaedcd8..fca8ac53b806a 100644
--- a/cmake/menuconfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/menuconfig.cmake
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ set(KCONFIG_ENV
     "APPSDIR=${NUTTX_APPS_DIR}"
     "DRIVERS_PLATFORM_DIR=dummy"
     "APPSBINDIR=${NUTTX_APPS_BINDIR}"
-    "BINDIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
-    "HOST_LINUX=$<IF:$<BOOL:${LINUX}>,y,n>"
-    "HOST_MACOS=$<IF:$<BOOL:${APPLE}>,y,n>"
-    "HOST_WINDOWS=$<IF:$<BOOL:${WIN32}>,y,n>"
-    "HOST_OTHER=$<IF:$<BOOL:${OTHER_OS}>,y,n>")
+    "BINDIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
 
 # Use qconfig instead of menuconfig since PowerShell not support curses
 # redirection
@@ -72,8 +68,8 @@ add_custom_target(
           ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/defconfig.tmp
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -P ${NUTTX_DIR}/cmake/savedefconfig.cmake
           ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.config ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/defconfig.tmp
-  #COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/defconfig
-  #        ${NUTTX_DEFCONFIG}
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/defconfig
+         ${NUTTX_DEFCONFIG}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${NUTTX_DIR})
 
 # utility target to restore .config from board's defconfig
@@ -86,3 +82,19 @@ add_custom_target(
           ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.config.orig
   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch ${CMAKE_PARENT_LIST_FILE}
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${NUTTX_DIR})
+
+# refresh .config from board's defconfig
+add_custom_target(
+  job_refresh
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f
+          ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/SAVEconfig
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.config
+          ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/SAVEconfig
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f
+          ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.config
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${NUTTX_DEFCONFIG}
+          ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.config
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/.config olddefconfig
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env ${KCONFIG_ENV} savedefconfig
+  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/defconfig ${NUTTX_DEFCONFIG}
+  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${NUTTX_DIR})
diff --git a/tools/testbuild.sh b/tools/testbuild.sh
index deb260c43a3ba..8210e9e8dffc2 100755
--- a/tools/testbuild.sh
+++ b/tools/testbuild.sh
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ function refresh_cmake {
     kconfig-tweak --file $nuttx/build/.config -d $toolchain
   fi
 
-  if ! cmake --build build -t savedefconfig 1>/dev/null; then
-    cmake --build build -t savedefconfig
+  if ! cmake --build build -t job_refresh 1>/dev/null; then
+    cmake --build build -t job_refresh
     fail=1
   fi